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ISSUE OF OPTIONS UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2014
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Share based Payments [Abstract]  
ISSUE OF OPTIONS UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
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ISSUE OF OPTIONS UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 
(i)
 
Effective December 13, 2010, the Company issued 2,500,000 options over shares of Common Stock to employees under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan that has been adopted by the Directors of the Company. The options vested 1/3 on December 13, 2010, 1/3 vested on November 17, 2011 and the balance vested on November 17, 2012. The exercise price of the options is US$1.00 and the latest exercise date for the options is November 17, 2020.
 
The Company has accounted for all options issued based upon their fair value using the Binomial pricing model.
 
An external consultant has calculated the fair value of the 2,500,000 options using the Binomial valuation method using the following inputs:
 
  Grant date
Dec 13, 2010
Dec 13, 2010
Dec 13, 2010
  Grant date share price
US$1.10
US$1.10
US$1.10
  Vesting date
Dec 13, 2010
Nov 17, 2011
Nov 17, 2012
  Expected life in years
4.5
5.0
5.5
  Risk-free rate
1.91%
1.91%
1.91%
  Volatility
95%
95%
95%
  Exercise price
US$1.00
US$1.00
US$1.00
  Call option value
US$0.78
US$0.81
US$0.83
 
At October 31, 2013 and July 31, 2014, there are 2,500,000 options outstanding with an option price per share and weighted average exercise price of US$1.00.  The exercise price is US$1.00 per option. The weighted average per option fair value of options granted during fiscal 2011 was US$0.81 and the weighted average remaining contractual life of those options at July 31, 2014 is 61/4 years. At July 31, 2014 there are 2,500,000 options exercisable.
 
 
(ii)
In May 2011, the Company issued 750,000 options over shares of Common Stock to employees under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan that has been adopted by the Directors of the Company. The options vested 1/3 upon grant date, 1/3 vested on February 1, 2012 and the balance vested on February 1, 2013. The exercise price of the options is US$1.00 and the latest exercise date for the options is February 1, 2018.
 
The Company has accounted for all options issued based upon their fair value using the Binomial pricing model.
 
An external consultant has calculated the fair value of the 750,000 options using the Binomial valuation method using the following inputs:
 
  Grant date
May 1, 2011
May 1, 2011
May 1, 2011
  Grant date share price
US$1.30
US$1.30
US$1.30
  Vesting date
May 1, 2011
Feb 1, 2012
Feb 1, 2013
  Expected life in years
3.5
4.0
4.5
  Risk-free rate
2.02%
2.02%
2.02%
  Volatility
100%
100%
100%
  Exercise price
US$1.00
US$1.00
US$1.00
  Call option value
US$0.91
US$0.95
US$0.99
 
At October 31, 2013 and July 31, 2014, there are 750,000 options outstanding with an option price per share and weighted average exercise price of US$1.00.  The exercise price is US$1.00 per option. The weighted average per option fair value of options granted during fiscal 2011 was US$0.95 and the weighted average remaining contractual life of those options at July 31, 2014 is 31/2 years. At July 31, 2014 there are 750,000 options exercisable.